Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c6.s6.5

v1.c6.s6.5

But how to bell the cat? The richest and best-armed noble in the realm, the Nizām, was the cousin and ally of Qamruddin, and common danger was sure to knit them together still more closely. It was, therefore, decided to effect the change of wazirs after the Nizām had left the Court for his viceroyalty of the Deccan and had gone too far off to assist his cousin in Delhi. On 3rd April 1740, the Nizām set out from Delhi to march to the Deccan where his presence was demanded by the increasing Marāthā pressure on his son and deputy Nāsir Jang. But he halted outside the capital at Jaisinghpura for some days in order to complete his preparations for the journey.